Gold is a very precious metal. Pure gold is very soft and it is therefore not suitable for making jewellery.
Gold is a very precious metal. Pure gold is very soft and it is therefore not suitable for making jewellery. It is alloyed with either silver or copper to make it hard. But sometimes jewellers mix a large quantity of copper and silver in gold to earn more profit.
(i) What precautions should you take while purchasing the gold jewellery?
(ii) Why does Government insist on purchasing hall marked jewellery?
2 Answers
(i) We should always purchase the gold jewellery from a branded shop with proper receipt and hall marked certificate.
(ii) Government insists on purchasing hall marked jewellery as it contains the gold and its alloyed metal (i.e., copper or silver) in a fixed ratio.
Associated Value: They will be more careful and educated and thus can't be fooled easily while shopping jewellery and other products
(i) We should always purchase the gold jewellery from a branded shop with proper receipt and Hall Marked certificate.
(ii) Government insists on purchasing hallmarked jewellery as it contains the gold and its alloyed metal (i.e., copper or silver) in a fixed ratio.
Associated Value: They will be more careful and educated and thus can't be fooled easily while shopping jewellery and other products